The Deepening Crisis In India-Canada Relations | Justin Trudeau | Hardeep Singh Nijjar | News18

India-Canada relations, strained since the June 18, 2023 killing of HS Nijjar, faced a meltdown after PM Justin Trudeau’s deposition before the Foreign Interference Commission. Like in any spat, both sides made mistakes, letting domestic politics fuel diplomatic misunderstanding.

Trudeau’s India visit in 2018 revealed core differences over the handling of the eight-lakh-strong Sikh diaspora. The Canadian high commissioner’s dinner invite to a person with past criminal charges set the negative tone that persists till today. India lays the entire blame for pro-Khalistan activities in Canada on Ottawa. Canada sees peaceful political activism, however raucous, as freedom of speech. However, since the Nijjar killing the threats of physical harm to Indian diplomats in Canada could hardly be justified as public steam-letting.


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